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François Boucher
Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Timecirca 1727

Not on view
Oil painting allegorical scene in sepia and brown tones, with winged figures, classical personifications, and scattered artistic tools surrounding a large blank oval medallion
Artist or Maker
François Boucher
France, Paris, 1703-1770
Title
Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Time
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1727
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 60.96 cm) Frame: 27 × 32 × 3 1/2 in. (68.58 × 81.28 × 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided anonymously in memory of Dr. Charles Henry Strub by exchange
Accession Number
AC1998.148.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • The Arts of France from François Ier to Napoléon Ier: a Centennial Celebration of Wildenstein's Presence in New York. New York: Wildenstein & Co., Inc., 2005.